Nestled in the Smoky Mountains, just off the Blue Ridge Parkway, you’d be hard-pressed to find a more idyllic mountain town than Waynesville, NC. But what’s a quaint, mountain town wi
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Cultivator Coffee Puts Down Roots in New Albany, Indiana
Coffee is a fruit. Or, to be a little more precise, coffee is the seed of a fruit. Like any other fruit, the cultivar, or variety, of a given coffee has a tremendous impact on its flavor profile. I
A Look Inside Liturgy Beverage Company in Durham, NC
More than a year after opening Litugry Beverage Company, Tim and TiLissa Jones can finally welcome dine-in guests to their café. It was a long time coming. It’s been over two years since we
Now Brewing: Peru Baltazar Guerrero from Brandywine Coffee Roasters
When I started this coffee blog 9 years ago with two friends, I had a pretty clear idea of what I wanted to write about. First and foremost, I wanted to write about cafés. I fell in love with coff
Product Review: The Blue Bottle Coffee Dripper
Some years ago, Prima Coffee asked me to write a blog post comparing an assortment of flat-bottom pour-over drippers and I was surprised by which one was my favorite of the bunch: the Blue Bottle C
Stories Coffee & Wine Captivates in Tbilisi
In recent years the country of Georgia has seen a rather unexpected tourism boom. Travelers came not only for its unspoiled natural beauty, but its fascinating cuisine and 6,000-year-old wine cultu
Dalston Coffee Brings A Bit of London to Barcelona
Perhaps no city has been affected by overtourism more than Barcelona. Between the tour groups of clueless Americans, gap year backpackers, and poorly-chaperoned packs of students, it’s imposs
Quills Coffee Opens New Cafe In Groundbreaking Louisville Library
Kentuckiana roaster/retailer Quills Coffee first opened in 2007 under the name “Quills Coffee and Books.” The original Kentucky St. location in Louisville’s Paristown neighborhood
Vice City Bean Brings Madcap Coffee to Miami Food Hall
We live in the age of the food hall. All around the globe, property developers are converting old industrial spaces into massive temples of gastronomy. Pick a city, any city, and you’ll likel
The 2019 Coffee Compass Holiday Gift Guide
And just like that, it’s December and you’re wondering what to get the coffee addict in your life. Maybe you’re asking yourself, do they really want one more coffee-related gift?